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V PAGKER'S FUNNEL. No. 474,382. Patented May 10, 1892.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. J. HAINES, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PACKERS FUNNEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 474,382, dated May 1 O,1892.

Application filed July 30, 1891.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. J. HAINES, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of New York, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Packing-Funnels, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to a construction of packingfunnel and of apparatusemployed therewith for making packages of tobacco or other loosematerial.

The object of my invention is to provide a funnel which is especiallyadapted for usein connection with wrappers which are partially made uppreviously to being handled by the packer and which consists,essentially, of a tube the outer dimensions of which are practicallythose of the end of the funnel, said tube being open at one or bothends.

In the operation of making packages of tobacco with foil or otherwrappers the packer employs a funnel the bottom end of which is ofsubstantially the same shape as that of the package desired and uponwhich he wraps the tin-foil and paper wrapper, holding its edgesoverlapped in desired position, after which he turns down the end andinserts the whole into a box or mold for filling in the tobacco.

The object of my invention is to provide a funnel which shall be adaptedfor use with a tubular wrapper, which shall be made up i11- dependentlyof the packing operation and which shall be adapted to slip upon the endof the funnel.

The object of my invention is to facilitate the operation of packingwith wrappers which are made up in the form of tubes, open at one end,or both ends, to which end my invention consists in the specialconstruction of a packers funnel having a collapsible end, ashereinafter more particularly described and claimed.

My invention consists, also, in certain improvements in the details ofthe apparatus used in the packing operation.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of apackers funnel constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 showsthe same in position in the usual box or mold. Figs. 3 and 4 illustratethe operation of applying the wrapper to the fun- Serial No. 401,145.(No model.)

nel. Fig. 5 is a plan, while Fig. 6 is a crosssection of a form ofwrapper that may be used with the funnel.

A indicates the body or tubular portion of the funnel, and B the hopperend, into which the material is poured. The body A at its open end is ofsuitable shape to conform to the shape desired in the finished package,as well understood in the art. It has hitherto been made rigid, so thatthe operation of applying the wrapper, if it is not constructed upon thefunnel itself, is a rather nice and delicate one; To avoid anydifficulty from this source, I make the end of the funnel, or that endwhich constitutes the former end of the funnel, so that it may collapseand expand. For this purpose I propose to hinge one side of the funnelupon the otheras, for instance, at the points C G, where I have shownears 0 projecting from the body or collar F, to which the parts areattached. A spring H may be applied, as shown, so as to act upon atail-piece attached to the movable side of the funnel in a manner totend to open.

I is a stop, which tends to limit the opening movement and whiclnifdesired, may be made adjustable.

In using the funnel the end is compressed to diminish its dimensions andthe wrapper is then slightly expanded and slipped over the end of thefunnel, after which the latter is expanded by the action of the springor otherwise so as to fill the interior of the tubular wrapper, whichhas been previously constructed of the proper dimensions.

The operation is illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4: as carried out inconnection with a tubular wrapper open at both ends. The wrapper isslipped down over the end of the funnel (which has been compressed forthat purpose) to such an extent that the open end of the tinfoil wrappershall project beyond the open end of the funnel to asufticient extent topermit it to be folded down, as indicated in Fig. 4, after which thefunnel, with the attached wrapper, is, if desired, put into the box ormold K and the tobacco or other substances filled in.

I do not limit myself to any special construction of the end of thefunnel,permitting it to be collapsed by hand and to open by aid of aspring, but prefer to hinge one side upon the other and apply the springto a tail-piece extending from the hinged side, as shown.

5 In the operation of packing tobacco, groceries, and other substancesby the use of a packing-funnel around which the package tits, asdescribed, it is usual to employ a plunger or rammer L. A part of myinvention consists to in providing such plunger with a suitable stop M,that is adapted to engage with an anvil or abutment P, thus limiting thedepth to which the plunger may be forced down into the funnel anddetermining the extent to I5 which the charge shall be compressed whenit is forced down or compressed by the operation of the plunger. Inconnection with the stop I provide a suitable catch (indicated at P uponthe plunger, that locks the plunger down by catching automatically uponthe stop, thus permitting the operator to use both hands in lifting thefunnel out of the package without lifting the package and the tobacco orother filling with it out of the box or mold. Hitherto it has beennecessary for the operator to hold the plunger down by one hand, so asto keep the package in place while removing the funnel with the other.In order that the plunger may be disengaged automatically and liftedoutwith the funnel after the latter has been moved upward to aconsiderable distance, I employ in connection with the devices describeda detent, which is carried by the funnel,and when the same has beendrawn out to a certain extent will operate upon the catch-lever P so asto .free the plunger, which has been up to that time locked down bymeans of the catch, which latter engages with a suitable ofisetorlocking-piece upon the stop or upon another fixed part of the apparatus.The detent is conveniently provided by arranging the edge of the funnelto strike the curved upper end or tail-piece of the catch-lever at POther con- 5 structions of detent might be used. As the funnel engagesthe curved end of the lever it lifts the plunger with the funnel. Aswill be seen, the operator can perform the whole operation ofdisengaging the funnel and plun- .ger from the package with one hand.

In order to limit the distance to which the wrapper shall be slippedupon the funnel, I provide upon the side of the latter a stop orstop-piece B. This stop I make adjustable for the purpose of adjustablylimiting the distance to which the wrapper shall be slipped over thefunnel, and thus determine the amount which shall be folded over uponthe end. By means of this device the same funnel may be expeditiouslyused with different lengths of wrapper.

The funnel herein described I have shown in my application, Serial No.401,144, filed July 30, 1891, as a preferred means for practicing theparticular method of packing herein set forth.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. The combination, in a packersfunnel, of a hinged or pivoted side movable to and from the oppositeside, so as to permit the end to be collapsed by hand, and a springconnected to said movable side and tending constantly to move in adirection to expand the end, whereby after the end is collapsed by handit will be automatically opened in the package by the action of thespring.

2. The combination, in a packers funnel, of a .pivoted side movable toand from the opposite side, so as to permit the end to be collapsed byhand, a spring connected to said movable side and tending to move thesame in a direction to expand the end, and a stop carried by the movableside and adapted to limit the extent of the opening movement.

3. The combination, substantially as described, with a packers funnel,of an adjust able stop located on the outside thereof for limiting theextent to which the wrapper shall be slipped upon the former end of thefunnel.

4. The combination, substantially as described, with a packers funneland its plunger, of a catch and a detent for automatically disengagingthe catch when the funnel is raised, as and for the purpose described.

5. The combination, "substantially as de- 9 scribed, in a packersfunnel, of a catch-lever carried by the plunger and engaged by thefunnel when the same is lifted, so that the catch will be disengaged andon a continuance of movement the plunger will be lifted with the funnel.

6. In a packers funnel having its end which receives the wrapper made intwo parts hinged to move to and from one another, the combi nation, withthe hinged side, of an upward extension or tail-piece and a springacting 011 said tail-piece and tending constantly to open the end of thefunnel.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,this 22d day of July, A. D. 1891.

JOHN H. J. HAINES.

Witnesses:

WM. H. OAPEL, '1. F. CONREY.

